Having bought and sold four houses in the last 25 years, we were far from property virgins.
Later I got a grant from my college to turn it into a novel.' Far from the trembling virgin Benjamin who finds himself in Mrs Robinson's clutches, Webb's youthful passion was unconsummated.
And he turned his face to her; gleeful, as if he could see her quite clearly — a woman in his kitchen who was far from being a virgin, a woman who would, no doubt, find him quite attractive, in the end.
Others, like viceroys, regal fritillaries and tiger swallowtails, are "habitat sensitive," rarely venturing far from a patch of virgin prairie.
But these immigration officials turned out to be far from hostile, seeking only a virgin page, and some of them even smiled and made little jokes about being tired.
The magazine reports that despite consistently ranking near the top of "best airline" lists, Virgin America is "far from the best in the business at making money".
But for many animals, virgin birth is far from a miraculous event.
To get this far the Virgin Galactic project has faced many difficulties.
So far, British Airways, Virgin, Monarch, BMI and Ryanair have all confirmed they will be issuing refunds.
Customers so far include Virgin Atlantic, the London Stock Exchange, the BBC, The Guardian and CNN.
